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Rela­tively small wall constructions composed of tin cans, wire, wood, buttons, nails, pins, electronic components and, sometimes, paint are on view at the Green Gallery. Social protest is implied in some pieces; The Red Door is such a one. This construction has a door which, when opened, reveals a bold-faced sign on the reverse side: Bomb. After the lettering has been read, one is con­fronted with electrical parts somberly arranged to infer that this is the trig­gering mechanism.

James Monte

Francis Bacon, “Study for Portrait II,” 1956. Courtesy, Marlborough Gallery.
Francis Bacon, “Study for Portrait II,” 1956. Courtesy, Marlborough Gallery.
December 1962/January 1963
VOL. 1, NO. 7
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